THE TRUTH ABOUT FATS PART TWO
Did you read The Truth About Fats Part One?
If so what do we know about fats from that article?
We know that there are naturally occurring fats and non natural.
natural fats are usually great additions to your diet
non natural fats are usually bad additions to your diet
'Good' or 'natural' fats occur in red meat, some oils, eggs, fish, nuts, avocados etc
'bad' or non natural' fats occur in biscuits, pastries, cakes, donuts etc, yes they taste nice but they need to be lower down your eating food chain.
You also know that fats are dense in calories (9calories per gram) which is twice as much as carbs and protein but they provide us with energy WITHOUT secreting insulin.
Less insulin usually means less storage, great if your goal is fat loss.
Bare this in mind though.....
JUST BECAUSE A FAT IS DEEMED HEALTHY OR GOOD DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO EAT S*** LOADS OF IT
You can still get fat from them. Eat more than you burn and you will gain fat.
So why are fats good?
Easy
- they fill you up
- they don't mess with your blood sugar
- they are ESSENTIAL for your body to do complex stuff with things like hormones
- they taste good
- More than half the brain is fat and cholesterol and over half that fat is saturated
- Saturated fats and Cholesterol are the preferred fuel of the heart
- Saturated fats are a rich source of vitamins A, D and K2
- Saturated fat and Cholesterol are critical for healthy bones
I suppose the main thing that you will notice about the plan is that I champion saturated fats and don't bash them like many GP's, Health Organisations and the government do.
Just have a butchers at these two statements to see how crazy our world is with misinformastion...
"Eating a diet high in saturated fat can raise the level of cholesterol
in your blood. This increases your chance of developing heart disease".
(UK Food Standards Agency - FSA)
"Eating a lot of saturated fat can increase the cholesterol in your
blood. High levels of cholesterol can increase your risk of:
heart attack, stroke, and narrowed arteries.
Cholesterol is a type of fat that your liver makes from
the fatty food that you eat". (UK National Health Service)
These are two very bold statements, when the actual study
to prove that saturated fats are bad for us has never been done. NEVER!!
LOW FAT GUIDELINES
If you go see a NHS dietician they still obey and abide by low fat guidelines
For example if you go and download myfitnesspal it will probably advise you to eat 50% carbs and low fats. These guidelines are stupid.
Like I said before the obesity epidemic has SKYROCKETED since the guidelines in the 70's.
So do yourself a favour and ignore them,
Good forms of saturated fat include coconut oil, Butter, Lard, Goose Fat, Bacon Fat, Beef Dripping.
Coconut oil in particular is your number one fat loss supplement.... FULL STOP!
Coconut oil is a super metaboliser, meaning it will literally ramp up a sluggish metabolism by 48% over a 24 hour period
Coconut oil gives you instant energy without any sugar so no insulin spike.
Cook your veggies, fish and meats in it.
I appreciate it has an acquired taste so you may well find yourself cooking a selection of food with it, that's ok.
The reason people fail when cutting down on all the carbs is because they do not increase their fats.
Before I go here's a quick nugget of info for you, a mother gives birth to a new born baby and is encouraged to breast feed, correct?
54% of breast milk IS saturated fat!!!!!! its hard to comprehend that we are given so much conflicting information when it comes to saturated fat.
Another little nugget for you to show off to your friends with
So don't be afraid to cook in butter/coconut oil or drizzle olive oil over your salads, it's a great way to get fats in the diet and remember fats, protein a veggies fill and leave you satisfied.